"For the sake of the whole city?"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was asking a group of gentry and wealthy people in Xuanfu City.
It turned out that not long after Zhang Fengxiang left Xuanfu City, the gentry and wealthy families in Xuanfu City knelt down because they heard that Lin Dan Khan's troops had invaded and that Zhangjiakou Fort had been destroyed, and they were frightened by the atrocities of the Tatar army in Zhangjiakou Fort. He even deliberately imitated the behavior of Zhang Yongfa and others, and persuaded Qin Bangping to surrender in the name of protecting the people of the city, so as to save his own family.
But Qin Bangping didn't agree. Unlike Xu Dingguo, who had a business background, his Qin family was considered a general. He had the same interests as the emperor and was based on loyalty. Naturally, he did not dare to smash his own family's lintel easily.
Therefore, Qin Bangping decisively followed his plan and summoned these gentry and wealthy people who wanted to surrender to the enemy. After they had written the surrender document, signed it and sealed it, he suddenly launched an attack, beheaded these people on the spot, and then hung them on the city wall. And the slaves of these people's clansmen were also imprisoned.
For this reason, Qin Bangping finally relied on his own white-pole soldiers and some of the officials, gentry, wealthy family members, and soldiers and civilians in the city who were not willing to surrender to the enemy, and relied on the high walls of Xuanfu City to repel several Tatar attacks.
Now, Zhu Youxiao led the army into Xuanfu City. Naturally, after reading the surrender letter submitted by Qin Bangping, he asked about these gentry and wealthy families who wanted to surrender to the enemy.
And these gentry and wealthy people said that the reason for doing this was to save the people in the city from the war.
Sun Xiling, a member of the Xuanfu who was a Jinshi and served as minister of Honglu Temple, continued to reply after Zhu Youxiao asked this question: "I am really here for the people of the city. Please give me your Majesty's advice!"
Zhu Youxiao squeezed the walnuts in his hand and said: "For the sake of the people in the city, I think you want the Tatars to massacre all the people in the city! The imperial court spent so much effort building high walls, casting cannons, The purpose of training strong soldiers is to prevent bandits from plundering our Ming Dynasty! To prevent the lives of the people! Especially for the Xuanfu, it stands to reason that, let alone 100,000 enemy troops, there are 200,000, 300,000, or even millions. If you want to break it, It won’t be that easy! But it is often broken because you scum are traitors to the country. You would rather protect your own nine tribes than let the entire city’s soldiers and civilians die! It’s really difficult to guard against domestic thieves!”
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he looked at Qin Bangping and said, "You are not ruthless enough. Now I will give you an order. You and the soldiers and civilians in the city have worked hard to defend Xuan Mansion these days, so you no longer have to defend the city. The task of defending the city Leave it to the brothers of the Guards. Now go and seize the nine tribes of those who want to surrender to me. Kill them all! No one will be spared! All their wealth will be shared with you to reward you for your efforts in defending the city!"
After Qin Bangping heard this, he immediately raised his hands and replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Sun Xiling was shocked by this and couldn't help shouting.
"Um?!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at him.
Sun Xiling stood up first and pointed at him: "You tyrant! You tyrant! We have taken such measures for the safety of our family. What's wrong with us? If it were you, wouldn't you also have to take the fate of the nine clans? , defend a city for the imperial court?! Ah!"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Your hypothesis does not exist. I only know that if I sympathize with people like you now, it would be a kind of cruelty to the innocent people who were slaughtered by the Tatars, and I would be sorry for those who fought bloody battles for the country and nation. Soldiers! If the enemy comes and surrenders honestly, then why do we need the blood of the soldiers, why do we need this country, and why do we need this imperial outline and national law!"
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he looked at Qin Bangping, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhou Yuji and other generals: "Tell me, do you want to give up Xuanfu City to the Tatars now, and let the Tatars kill me and the whole city?" People, only protect the life, death and wealth of your own family!"
"No one with blood would be willing to make such a choice!"
Lu Xiangsheng replied.
"If this is the case, all the nine tribes of Chen Ning will die under the enemy's butcher knife, and I will never want the nine tribes to live secretly at the knees of foreign tribes!"
Zhou Yuji also replied.
"Your Majesty is right. Our soldiers were wrapped in horse leather and died on the battlefield because they did not want their compatriots and their families to kneel down and beg for their lives. These people are so selfish and they are sorry for those of us who are fighting against the enemy! They all deserve to be killed!"
Qin Bangping also followed suit.
Sun Xiling's chest was still rising and falling violently. He looked at the hall full of people covered in armor, his eyes like fire, but then he took a long breath and said: "Okay! You are awesome, you are not afraid of death." , you loyal and loyal men, as long as we are cowardly, selfish, unworthy of human beings, and have the ability, you will let the Ming Dynasty never change its color!"
"Hold on! All adult men of the clan who surrender to the enemy will be sentenced to death!"
Zhu Youxiao only waved his hand.
"yes!"
All the soldiers replied in unison, like thunder.
Zhu Youxiao's words just now directly made the soldiers feel that these cowardly gentry and wealthy people were sorry for their efforts by choosing to surrender to the enemy.
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"What a ruthless Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao! Mr. Feng, what do you think of this?"
Lin Danhan heard that his Tatars were slashing their own Tatars on the walls of Zhangjiakou Fort, so he personally led his army to come here.
At this time, he saw with his own eyes the Tartar skins and spy skins affixed to the city wall, as well as the Jingguan Tower standing high on the city wall. The large characters "Lindan Batur will end up in the future" engraved on it were also very clear. .
Therefore, Lin Danhan gritted his teeth and forced a smile, and asked Feng Quan.
Feng Quan tightened his grip on the reins and his lips turned white. He saw Zhang Yongfa's fate, which made him think of his possible fate if he fell into the hands of the court.
Feng Quan shuddered, and his voice trembled as he replied: "Hui, Hui Dahan, I really don't know what to say."
"You should swear to kill him, Zhu Youxiao, with a thousand swords!"
Lin Danhan said angrily, then turned around and walked away, adding: "I really want to go to Xuanfu and smash his Zhu Youxiao into thousands of pieces!"
"Great Khan, let's go. I want to be the first to lead the troops to attack Xuan Mansion and kill all those bright dogs!"
Many Tatar nobles under Lin Dan Khan also lost their minds at this time. As a result, Taiji Ang'an excitedly asked Lin Dan Khan for a fight.
Jinong Borsi also said: "My subordinates also ask for a fight!"
But Lin Danhan had a gloomy face and replied: "No, we are not going to attack Xuanfu. Zhu Youxiao dared to do this just to anger and provoke Ben Khan and let Ben Khan fight him decisively, which shows that he has already prepared , But I won’t be fooled, I won’t go!”
"Pfft!"
When Lin Danhan said this, he suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell off his horse.
"Sweat!"
Nao Da Mao and other Tatar nobles shouted excitedly.
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"Lin Danhan may not come to Xuanfu, but that doesn't mean I will let him go, and I won't take the initiative to send an army to find him!"
Zhu Youxiao said this to Xiong Tingbi and others after learning that Lin Danhan vomited blood after being stimulated by him, but still did not come to Xuanfu, and instead left the fortress from other gates.
Xiong Tingbi nodded and said: "What your Majesty said is that things are different now. My Ming Dynasty is no longer so easy to mess with. If he dares to come to the hinterland of my Ming Dynasty to plunder, then my Ming Dynasty will also dare to raid his hinterland!"
"That's right, but now we have to clean up some moths. You take my Shang Fang sword and go to Datong for me. In the name of supervising the Nine Borders and patrolling the border defenses, get Zhang Fengxiang to prevent him from escaping secretly!"
Zhu Youxiao ordered.
"According to the order!"
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